Show Looking Backward I Through the files fifes of The Times And The Tho rand Valley Times 5 S YEARS AGO The body of ot Bruce McElhaney ey cy 10 was discovered one and one half miles mites down the river when he was drowned In Jn the Colorado river Saturday Sheriff Sher Sher- Jet iff John Stocks reported that the youth was playing In the rived near the mouth of or MillCreek Mill MillCreek Creek when he slipped and was thrown Into deep water Mrs Julia Taylor wife wIle of or the late W W. E E. Tet Tel Taylor died at Richfield funeral being held In Moab The Republican county committee committee committee com com- recommended that O. O E. E Boulden Castle valley rancher be appointed to fill 1111 the vacancy on the county commission post caused by the resignation of or William Love The high school enrollment hit the mark according to toC C C. Robert principal 20 YEARS AGO Crand grand County has enough magnesium to supply the world for years US U.S. senators were told In a meeting held Inthe Inthe in inthe the governors governor's board room in Salt Lake City Mr and Mrs Merle WInbourn Winbourn Winbourn Win- Win bourn left for California this week Dr I. I W. W Allen Atlen and brother Dr D. D K Allen Atlen of Salt Lake City left for Roswell NM accompanied accompanied accompanied ac ac- ac- ac companied by the formers former son Dick Allen and Allen and Billy who entered New Mexico Military Mill Mili tary Institute of or Roswell The sale of the stock outfit of or the Somerville Cattie Cattie Cat Cattle tie tle Co largest cattle ranch to a Denver commission house failed tailed to materialize Mrs J. J W. W left Monday Monday Mon Mon- day for California to visit rd rel rel- The four old months old ld son tf of f Mr and Mrs Kent Taylor of or Monterey Park Calif died Sunday of pneumonia accordIng according accordIng accord- accord I Ing to a telephone message re received received re- re re-I re calved by the grandparents I Mr and Mrs Mra Arthur A A. Taylor A. A ana M R bertson an l daughter Juanita motored to Wilson Mesa Mesa Mesa Me Me- sa this week Mr anus amid Mrs Dale Date Johansen and children of or La Sal recently purchased a home in Salt Lake City Mr Ma and Mrs R. R J. J Fletcher and Mr and Mrs C C. S S. S Thomson Thomson Thomson Thom Thom- son spent the week at Grand 1 Lakes Colo Mr and Mrs Clay Holman and children left leet for New Mexico Mex Mex- Mexico ico where Mr Air Holman would be employed in a vanadium mill mm Moab's Red fled Devils will open the football season by playing Carbon Corbon at Price on Friday Stockmen of Grand County grazing district No 9 are today holding of election to chose four members of the advisory board of or the district The County Commissioners appointed Mitchell act act- acting acting actIng Ing county attorney to fill the vacancy made by the absence of Lyman Duncan who had entered entered entered en en- the US U.S. Army 40 YEARS AGO Marlon Marion Wa Washburn burn son ton of ot James tames F. F Was Washburn of ot Blanding died of a gunshot wound In the abdomen the result of or the accidental accidental ac ac- discharge of or a 22 caliber cal cat iber rifle He lie was brought to the Moab hospital Mrs If Jr W. W Balsley daughter Miss Carol and sister Miss Jo Jo- sie Trout returned from a visit to the ranch near Cisco John H. H Shafer was given ven judgment against the Mesa Land A Livestock Co amountIng amounting amount amount- ing to about and a decree of foreclosure on two ranches on Wilson Mesa The attendance in Central school Is and In the Grand County High School Some Notes on Geology of the La Sal Mountains by L L. M. M Gould instructor in at the University of Michigan appeared in this Issue Riley lUley Shideler an old time old time resident of Grand County died at Fruita Miss Bethel Watts came in from Thompson to att attend nd high school here Cashier C. C S. S Thomson of ot the Green River band spent Sunday in Moab Miss Edna Penfield of ot arrived Sunday to take up her duties in the Moab schools Max B. B Taylor and sister Mrs Boyd S. S Hammond took their mother Mrs Lydia Ann Taylor to Salt Lake City to receive receive re se- medical attention County Commissioner J J. J G G. McBride of Cisco was in Moab a few hours Monday to attend a 11 meeting the of-the board of county county coun coun- ty commissioners 0 YEARS AGO President William McKInley was shot down down-at NY while on a visit to the Exposi Exposi- tion the act act of an n insane man It was thought the president president president dent would recover On the editors editor's visit to Castleton Castleton Cas- Cas we are pleased to to find I Ithe the community had made a fine I start for a new and active town in Grand County Dally Daily mail service had been inaugurated to Castleton County Commissioner R. R J J. Thomson is among those putting putting putting put put- ting up substantial buildings in Miners Miner's Basin John H Shafer Sharer is in Salt Lake City on business Joseph Bohney is seriously ill with typhoid fever rever Phil Crout returned from Grand Junction with his three children Mr and Mrs R R. R Lee Kirk returned returned returned re re- re- re turned this Ulis week from a visit to Michigan The district school at Moab opened Tuesday with pupils pu pu- pupils pils pUs enrolled The postoffice at Moab had been rearranged by removal to the rear of the Taylor building W. W A. A Hamblin and wife were down from Dewey Mr Hamblin was about to close a deal with eastern parties for the Ule sale of placer grounds at the mouth of the Ule Dolores river Jasper Hayes better known as died last eve eve- ing big at the residence of J J. J A A. Elmer He ne was for a number numbe of years keeping the Lower Lowe Courthouse station on the Mo Mo- Thompson ab-Thompson mall route H lIe was 63 years of or age and was wa the oldest son of Grandma Brack now at the age of 87 years Mr Hayes was an ex ex- ex- ex confederate soldier and a bach bach- elor Th The funeral services will wil take place Sunday and old od sol soldiers sol sol- diers of the community both the Ule blue and the gray will ac acas act as pallbearers The question of incorporation of the town of Moab ought to tobe tobe tobe be considered the editor com com- |